CTC completed a business and technology plan for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to determine the feasibility of using the Department’s fiber network to offer services to the public and businesses. Our team assessed existing DWP communications infrastructure and interviewed potential customers for networking services. Based on these findings CTC discussed the potential benefits and risks associated with different business models and deployment strategies.

CTC has also long served as technical adviser to the City of Los Angeles on fiber and cable matters and has performed long-term performance evaluation and inspection of existing broadband networks. CTC designed a fiber optic network for Los Angeles, and advised the City on the technical feasibility of open access networking.

CTC provided extensive business planning, business modeling, and pro forma preparation for the State of Maryland’s One Maryland Broadband Network (OMBN) program, a BTOP-funded initiative to build an interconnected fiber-optic broadband network that will reach every county and city in Maryland and will provide backbone and middle-mile capacity for commercial carriers. CTC also prepared a market analysis and marketing plan for the 10-jurisdiction Inter-County Broadband Network (ICBN) that is the largest entity in the OMBN.

CTC provided a network feasibility study for the Ocala Utility Services as they evaluated how to expand their existing municipal fiber network. The report included a competitive assessment of existing private sector broadband services. We also conducted market research with statistically significant surveys of the local commercial and residential sectors to assess current and future demand for high-speed connectivity.  Based on these results, our team offered three options for potential network expansion. Each of the proposed scenarios included in-depth analysis of financial costs, business models, and potential benefits to the community. CTC also delivered an in person presentation to the Ocala City Council to summarize and explain the findings of the report.

Over the past several years, CTC prepared a series of path-breaking analyses of the feasibility of the City building and operating a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to every home and business in San Francisco—including analysis of multiple business models and financial recommendations customized for San Francisco’s unique circumstances, as well as a system design and detailed analysis of candidate architectures and open access models. Our team also helped the City with business planning, financial analysis, and engineering design to support its preparation of a BTOP application for the FTTP project.

Since 2008, CTC has conducted a feasibility study, business case analysis, and “off-the-balance-sheet” benefits analysis for the city’s proposed fiber-optic network. The first study, “FTTP Municipal Broadband Risks and Benefits Evaluation,” included an evaluation of the business case and business risks, an internal needs analysis, market research, and an assessment of competing services and technologies.

Following on that report, CTC researched and wrote an “FTTP Benefits Evaluation” for the City, which explored the benefits of FTTP beyond the traditional financial statements, including cost avoidance, monetary savings, and environmental impact.